Easy apple cheesecake (Printable Version)

Skip the oven! This layered apple dessert pairs smooth cheesecake with spiced apples and a crispy crumble.

# Ingredients:

→ Crumble

01 - 1 tsp cinnamon, ground
02 - 90g plain flour
03 - 60g butter, softened
04 - 20g white sugar
05 - 70g sugar, brown

→ Apple Filling

06 - 5 apples, medium, peeled, and cut up
07 - 120g sugar, brown
08 - 2 star anise pieces
09 - 2 tsp cinnamon, ground
10 - Peel one lemon
11 - 60g butter
12 - 1 tsp cornstarch mixed with 2 tbsp cool water
13 - 70g water

→ Cheesecake Filling

14 - 35g white sugar
15 - 500g cream cheese
16 - Half a teaspoon cinnamon, ground
17 - 200g heavy cream (fat: 35%)
18 - 70% of the apple mix that was cooked

→ Crust

19 - 200g crushed spiced cookies or Biscoff
20 - 45g butter, melted

# Steps:

01 - Stir all-purpose flour, softened butter, ground cinnamon, brown sugar, and white sugar in a bowl until blended. Toast everything over medium heat on a stove for about 3–4 minutes, then let it cool totally.
02 - Heat the apple pieces with water, lemon peel, butter, brown sugar, star anise, and ground cinnamon in a pot. Once apples are tender, pull out the lemon peel and star anise. To thicken the mixture, stir in a slurry made with cornstarch and cold water.
03 - Mix the cooked apples (70% of the batch) with ground cinnamon and cream cheese until creamy. In another bowl, beat sugar and heavy cream together until soft peaks form, then gently mix it with the cream cheese mixture.
04 - Combine melted butter and crushed cookies thoroughly. Press the mixture down tightly at the base of a springform pan (17cm).
05 - Spread part of the cheesecake filling over the crust. Follow that with a layer of crumble and cooked apples. Add the last layer of the cheesecake filling and smooth out the top.
06 - Leave the cheesecake to set by chilling it in the fridge for at least 8 hours, or simply overnight.
07 - Heat up the leftover apple mix and spoon it over the cheesecake with extra crumble to dress it up before serving.

# Notes:

01 - It's a good idea to make sure everything is well-chilled before putting it together for the best texture.

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